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  • 101Leptothrix — Lep to*thrix (l[e^]p t[ o]*thr[i^]ks), n. [NL., fr. Gr. lepto s small + qri x hair.] (Biol.) A genus of bacteria, characterized by having their filaments very long, slender, and indistinctly articulated. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 102Leptus — Lep tus (l[e^]p t[u^]s), n. [NL., from Gr. lepto s thin, small.] (Zo[ o]l.) The six legged young, or larva, of certain mites; sometimes used as a generic name. See {Harvest mite}, under {Harvest}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 103Kurtosis — In probability theory and statistics, kurtosis (from the Greek word κυρτός, kyrtos or kurtos, meaning bulging) is any measure of the peakedness of the probability distribution of a real valued random variable.[1] In a similar way to the concept… …

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  • 104Greek euro coins — feature a unique design for each of the eight coins. They were all designed by Georgios Stamatopoulos with the minor coins depicting Greek ships, the middle ones portraying famous Greeks and the two large denominations showing images of Greek… …

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  • 105Cent (currency) — Coin image box 2 singles image left = image right= caption left = A United States cent, or 1¢ or a penny. caption right = A euro cent, showing the common reverse side. The obverse side is country specific. width left = 95 width right = 119 footer …

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  • 106Linguistic issues concerning the euro — Several linguistic issues have arisen in relation to the spelling of the words euro and cent in the many languages of the member states of the European Union, as well as in relation to grammar and the formation of plurals.The official ruling is… …

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  • 107Euro sign — The euro sign (€) is the currency sign used for the euro, the official currency of the European Union (EU). The design was presented to the public by the European Commission on 12 December 1996. The international three letter code (according to… …

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  • 108Irini Merkouri — Infobox musical artist 2 Name = Irini Merkouri Ειρήνη Μερκούρη Img capt = Background = solo singer Born = birth date and age|1981|5|26 Died = Origin = Greece Genre = Modern Laika , Pop, dance Years active = Label = Sony BMG URL =… …

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  • 109Louis Couty — (b. January 13, 1854, Nantes, France; d. November 22, 1884, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) was a French physician and physiologist. He worked at the Laboratory of Experimental Physiology at the National Museum of Rio de Janeiro, the first of its kind in …

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  • 110Arachnoid mater — Infobox Brain Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = 193 GrayPage = 876 Caption = The medulla spinalis and its membranes. Caption2 = Diagrammatic representation of a section across the top of the skull, showing the membranes of the brain, etc.… …

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